The way a switch learns Ethernet (MAC) addresses is by inspecting the Ethernet frame and recording the source MAC address in a dynamic table. The switch will also associate a learned MAC address with a port. It can then make intelligent forwarding decisions based on the destination MAC address. This white paper illustrates the process. 

Mono Tools for Visual Studio helps development shops, ISVs, and enterprise development teams reduce development costs, increase productivity, and utilize existing .NET developers for Linux, Solaris, and Mac development projects. 

This paper explains the importance of IP address management, discusses the criteria for an ideal IP address management solution, and explains the features and advantages of the Infoblox IP address management solution. 

In this white paper, we'll take a look at access control lists, often referred to as access lists or ACLs (sometimes pronounced "ackels"). 

This paper describes the principles for achieving power and cooling capacity management. 

This white paper describes the types of PM services that can help safeguard the uptime of data centers and IT equipment rooms. 

Smart information technology (IT) practices reduce the environmental impact of conducting business, and help small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) reduce expenses. 

Frequently, organizations that operate contact centers are faced with the challenge of working with inadequate telephony equipment. Frustrations range from having to get a few more years out of telephone equipment to having disparate systems. Read this white paper to learn about how contact centers can resolve these telecommunications complexities. 

A successful data center construction or renovation project requires managers to carefully follow each phase of the process - design, construction, review and acceptance. Read this eBook Chapter to learn more. 

Data center energy costs continue to take up a significant portion of IT budgets, and it seems that there is no end in sight. This paper addresses, in a unified and systemic way, many of the power consumption issues that IT has been grappling with in piecemeal fashion. 

The cost of operating the data center is outpacing the cost of IT resources themselves. High-density equipment pressures power and cooling systems to the max. Learn of the new approaches and technologies that are redefining the economics of running the modern data center. 

High-density rack-mounted servers reduce space, cooling, networking, cabling, and management costs - as well as total power consumption - compared to low-density configurations having far few servers per rack. 

Robert McFarlane, Principal Data Center and Financial Trading Floor Consultant, runs through what it means to really have a green data center and offers suggestions on what you can do to get there.